The Count of Monte - Cristo [ 1975, IMPORT , ALL REGIONS ] |
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Staring:
Richard Chamberlain,
Tony Curtis
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- The Count of Monte - Cristo DVD
- Richard Chamberlain
- Tony Curtis
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Product Description ****Import from South Korea...Sound in English/Subtitles Korean, OFF..****..Summary---Richard Chamberlain stars in this lavishly appointed adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas adventure story. When Count Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain) is stripped of his wealth and sent to prison for crimes he did not commit, he swears to get revenge against those who wronged him. With the help of Abbe (Trevor Howard), a fellow prisoner, the Count escapes and sets forth to see that justice is done. The supporting cast includes Tony Curtis as Mondego, Louis Jourdan as De Villefort, and Donald Pleasance as Danglars. This seventh of eight film versions of The Count of Monte Cristo was produced for American television but received a theatrical release in Europe
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    Chamberlain in a wonderful Role, 2010-01-27 Having read the book years and year ago (45 to be exact) it has been great to finally connect with this version of the COunt of Monte-Cristo - Richard Chamberlain is wonderful, the whole things an excellent version that is great fun to have and pull out now and then for a quiet evening of pure enjoyment.
    A pretty good version of the classic, 2009-04-09 The theme of this master novel is the futility of revenge?
The French system of laws in the early 19th century was
in bad enough to have inspired several novel: Les Miserables.
I this case the escape of Edmond Dantes to become the rich count of Monte Cristo is the folly of a rich man's revenge which instead of happiness plunges him into grief at the loss of his one true love once again.
    The Best English-language Adaptation of the Classic Novel, 2009-03-12 The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics) is one of the best-selling and best-loved books of the world. Alexandre Dumas, pere wrote the novel en francais, and I can't think of another non-English book that has been turned into ten film versions (half of them in English), unless it is Dumas' equally famous The Three Musketeers.
The book is thrilling and lavish, with themes of hope and despair, vengeance and mercy, nobility and justice and revenge. It is also about 1,000 pages long. Trying to condense the varied and equally delicious plot lines into one feature length film is all but futile, but this version comes closest to satisfyingly staying true to the spirit of the famous tale of Edmund Dantes. (The '99 French version with Gerard Depardieu is a mini-series lasting seven hours.)
Richard Chamberlain makes the most dashing Count in memory. (James Caviezel seems the merest school-boy in comparison.) Donald Pleasance is properly slimy and greedy as Danglars. Louis Jourdan makes a pompous (and French!) De Villefort. Kate Nelligan is luminous and desirable as Mercedes. Tony Curtis' Bronx accent is a little distracting as Fernand Mondego, but not enough to not recommend this version.
It would be worth seeing if only to watch Richard Chamberlain walk through Danglars' double-doors, removing his cape with a flourish.
Also of note compared to the 2002 Caviezel version - this one, although truncating some book through necessity, at least sticks to the book for the parts that ARE presented. The ending is true to the book and is supposed to be bittersweet. Why does Hollywood insist on a Hollywood ending?
    Just what I wanted. The original production in English, 2009-01-27 If you are looking for the Richard Chamberlain production of this movie in English. This is it. Quality is excellent.
    Chamberlain -A Count You Can Count On!, 2008-12-09 Richard Chamberlain was the king of the mini series. As the Count of Monte Cristo, he does not disappoint. A beautifully photographed film with a great cast. Tony Curtis is a little odd in his role as villian but he's still fun to watch. The dvd is perfect even though it's an import.
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Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD EAN: 0880909775458 Format: Import, NTSC Label: South Korea Manufacturer: South Korea Publisher: South Korea Running Time: 110 Studio: South Korea |